WIP is a leading Angel investor and business incubator

Founded in 2000 with a focus on life science and technology Entrepreneur or Investor; learn more about WIP here

Technology Mentoring and Funding

Most investments are Wisconsin based. Often, we collaborate with other angel networks and investors on an early round and occasionally we join later, larger rounds. We also invite other investment groups to join our meetings on a reciprocal basis.

Please view our website, and if interested in talking with us, see the contact information in the footer, or use any other email link in our site to contact one of our co-managers.

Our Mission: WIP seeks to make early stage investments
in technology and life science companies, through which
we can leverage member expertise, contacts, and
interests toward superior investment outcomes.
Your Mission: We want to help you succeed with your game-changing ideas and strategic business plans. Our members are experienced and resourceful at supporting new businesses like yours.

Our network has invested in more than 40 projects with an average of $300,000 per project. Each member decides his or her investment for each project. There is no annual investment minimum for members. We have typically made 5 new investments each year. Follow on investments have become more prominent. The investments are made via an LLC, which is set up exclusively for each investment, greatly facilitating recordkeeping and tax return preparation for each investor member.

Meetings are held each month on the 3rd Wednesday. Typically, a presentation is made by a new company, which has passed our screening group consisting of interested members. The monthly meetings also include updates from portfolio companies and discussion of evaluation information for target companies.

Our Sponsors

Timing, perseverance, and ten years of trying will eventually make you look like an overnight success.

Biz Stone, co-founder of Twitter

Don’t worry about funding if you don’t need it. Today it’s cheaper to start a business than ever.

Noah Everett, founder Twitpic

Your most unhappy customers are your greatest source of learning.

Bill Gates, co-founder of Microsoft

If you’re not embarrassed by the first version of your product, you’ve launched too late.

Reid Hoffman, co-founder of LinkedIn

It does not matter how slowly you go as long as you do not stop.

Confucius

Do not be embarrassed by your failures, learn from them and start again.

Richard Branson, founder of the Virgin Group

The best time to plant a tree was 20 years ago. The second best time is now.

Chinese proverb

It’s not about ideas. It’s about making ideas happen.

Scott Belsky, co-founder of Behance>

There’s nothing wrong with staying small. You can do big things with a small team.

Jason Fried, founder of 37signals

Ideas are easy. Implementation is hard.

Guy Kawasaki, founder of AllTop

Risk more than others think is safe. Dream more than others think is practical.